Language Arts McGraw-Hill

Our 4th Grade Language Arts Textbook

The following are areas that we concentrate heavily on while learning English

(Scroll to the bottom of the page for interactive web sites to practice grammar, writing, and English usage):

Introduction

• Time Lines: Study Skills.

Unit 1: Experience

• Declarative and Interrogative Sentences
• Imperative and Exclamatory Sentences
• Simple Subjects & Predicates
• Sentence Punctuation
• Study Skills: Note-Taking and Summarizing: Build Skills.
• Literature Models: Personal Narratives
• Writing: Personal Narratives

• Pete's Power Point Station: http://languagearts.pppst.com/sentencestructure.html
• Types of Sentences: http://www.edontheweb.com/the_ed_files_flash.asp?ModuleID=127&MovieName=Edontheweb3.swf
• Make a Full Stop: http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/cap_letters_stops/eng/Introduction/StarterActivityPart2.htm
• Sentence Clubhouse: http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/clubhouse/
• Can You Make Sense of a Sentence: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/magickey/adventures/patch.shtml

Unit 2: Connections

• Nouns
• Study Skills: Parts of a Book: Build Skills.
• Literature Models: Writing that Compares
• Writing: Writing that Compares

• The Plural Girls Game (NOUNS)
  The Plural Girls Game With these online games students can practice making singular and plural nouns. The game is available in multiple choice or fill in the blank. There are two playing levels per game.
• Nouns: A Crossword
  Play this interactive crossword puzzle to learn about count and non-count nouns.

Unit 3: Expressions

• Verbs
• Study Skills: Card Catalog: Build Skills.
• Literature Models: Persuasive Writing
• Writing: Persuasive Writing

Unit 4: Inquiry

• Adjectives
• Study Skills: Maps: Build Skills.
• Literature Models: Explanatory Writing
• Writing: Explanatory Writing

Unit 5: Problem Solving

• Pronouns: http://languagearts.pppst.com/pronouns.html
  
• Study Skills: Dictionary : Build Skills.
• Literature Models: Story
• Writing: Tall Tale, Fairy Tale, and Fable Writing

Unit 6: Making Decisions

• Adverbs & Prepositions
• Literature Models: Expository
• Writing: Expository Writing

Name That Noun (pps file)

Name That Noun II (pps file)

The Art of Nouns (pps file)
Student Game identifying nouns using classic art pieces.

Types of Nouns: Common and Proper (pps file)

Names of People using Aliens (pps file)

Plural and Singular Nouns (pps file)
Student game using paper and pen

Let's Put An End to Sentences (pps file)
Types of Sentences and Using Proper Punctuation

Notes on Sentences (pps file)
Interactive Power Point Presentation

File PronounsByMrsWalker.pps (pps file)

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